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[–] [email protected] 132 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Complex and recent games run on Linux these days.

Not allowing run a game in Linux is, nowadays, a choice from its developer rather then a causality. Proton is a really powerful tool!

If a game don't run in Linux, via Proton or natively, that's dev issue that actively blocked Linux.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is almost always due to the anticheat programs.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still... There are anticheats that allow Linux, like EAC, Hyperion and many others... If they choose one that does not allow Linux, or choose one that allow Linux but block it, it's a dev issue

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Virtually no anticheat worked on Linux just a few years ago except maybe Valve and Blizzard in-house solutions. Games that are out and already committed to a specific anticheat can't do much but to wait, so it is not really on them. Changing the anticheat solution mid-way on a released game would piss off so many people you can't imagine. On a brand new game though, I would agree that this should be considered.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

EasyAntiCheat doesn’t have an excuse it’s essentially a switch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Indeed. What sucks is that it is off by default, I figure most small-time devs simply need to be told it exists. I definitely wouldn't excuse the big players though, most AAA game companies can get fucked for all I care.